Hey grout sponge pusher

*For me* they do everything that a LW mitt does for less cost, longer lasting and less marring. That's enough *for me.*
 
SpoiledMan said:
*For me* they do everything that a LW mitt does for less cost, longer lasting and less marring. That's enough *for me.*
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Hey, I respect your opinion, so I hope you don't think I am being argumentative just for arguments sake.



I certainly can't argue with the lower cost and being longer lasting.



But why do you think you are experiencing less marring with the GS than a LW mitt?
 
toml said:
I tried out the grout sponge (QEP variety) yesterday on the hood and trunk of my Accord. Didn't notice any marring and it washes clean in the rinse bucket. All good.



However, I did notice that debris and stuff ended up on the surface of the sponge as I was using it. After a swipe or two, one-half of one side of the sponge had stuff on it, so I turned it around so I could use the rest of that side, then turned it over and repeated. How much of a panel are you guys doing before you rinse the sponge? I know it really depends on the crud on the car, but I'm just looking for some feedback.



If it the hood, roof or trunk. I would do half of the panel with one side and the other side to do the other panel, but I always did that with any mitt,towel or sponge



Also, I used the sponge slightly dripping wet. And I never squeezed it while I was cleaning the panel. Is that the wrong way of using it? I have a sneaky suspicion that most of the ONR in the sponge went into the rinse bucket not really onto the paint becuase I was not using any pressure on the sponge to release any of the solution.



What I do before I put my clean sponge into the wash bucket is squeeze it then put it in the bucket and then open it up so it absorbs more solution. Then when I do the panel, I know there solution going onto the surface. Sure it use more solution, but I don't care.



Now, I can see squeezing the sponge to release ONR onto the paint when the sponge is fresh out of the solution. However, after you used it some, wouldn't that have the potential of putting crud back on the paint?



Would using a sprayer to lay down a layer of ONR on the paint allow you to go much lighter on the solution actually in the sponge?
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Yeah I think Excel detail does that with the ONR in his Article.
 
So I broke down and bought one to try and wash with. As expected it worked great, I also decided to try to use the reverse function on my shop vac to dry it. Both of these turned out to be great ideas. It took longer using the shop vac to dry followed by a towel but well worth not having to stretch to reach areas or use a qtip to get some of the gaps.
 
SpoiledMan said:
*For me* they do everything that a LW mitt does for less cost, longer lasting and less marring. That's enough *for me.*
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Chris, would you ever do a thread outlining your technique in detail? Sort of like Scott's "How I wash cars" thread? I've gotten bits and pieces here and there, but I and perhaps others would appreciate any tips and insights we can get from the master of this tool.
 
I love my grout sponge and I was really doubting it because I have bought special car sponges before and they have sucked. I am using a 2 sided grout sponge by QEP though.
 
Would using a sprayer to lay down a layer of ONR on the paint allow you to go much lighter on the solution actually in the sponge?



Yeah I think Excel detail does that with the ONR in his Article.
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Your right Jess, everytime I use NRWS I pretreat..........I still havent tried the GS yet........lol
 
BradUF said:
I love my grout sponge and I was really doubting it because I have bought special car sponges before and they have sucked. I am using a 2 sided grout sponge by QEP though.
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So im I with the superiorbilt one too
 
I used my sponge for the first time today and it felt alot differant than my washing mitt Im used to. Guess Ill get use to it--seemed to do a good job
 
toml said:
Chris, would you ever do a thread outlining your technique in detail? Sort of like Scott's "How I wash cars" thread? I've gotten bits and pieces here and there, but I and perhaps others would appreciate any tips and insights we can get from the master of this tool.
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Tom, I'll do that one day when I can get someone here to snap the pictures.:)
 
Rob Tomlin said:
Hey, I respect your opinion, so I hope you don't think I am being argumentative just for arguments sake.



I certainly can't argue with the lower cost and being longer lasting.



But why do you think you are experiencing less marring with the GS than a LW mitt?
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I have a black Honda car. Do I really need to say more?:sadwavey:
 
Hey Pat, lay off pickin on us older guys! FWIW - bought the grout sponge, can't wait to use it, trouble is - it's dark before I get home from work! Oh, well - Saturday's coming.
 
SpoiledMan said:
I have a black Honda car. Do I really need to say more?:sadwavey:
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No, you misunderstood what I was saying. My question was "But why do you think you are experiencing less marring with the GS than a LW mitt"?





I am not doubting what you have said about having less marring. My question is what it is about the LW mitt that causes more marring, or what it is about the GS that causes less?
 
I was finally able to use my packaged grout sponge purchased from the HD here in Perrysburg, OH. It worked really well. No marring on my black mica paint. I used ONR to wash as normal. No ill effects what so ever.



Also, for those in OH looking for the unpackaged grout sponges, they can be found at Anderson's. They are exactly like the packaged one IMO. $2.19
 
Rob Tomlin said:
No, you misunderstood what I was saying. My question was "But why do you think you are experiencing less marring with the GS than a LW mitt"?





I am not doubting what you have said about having less marring. My question is what it is about the LW mitt that causes more marring, or what it is about the GS that causes less?
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I get marring with LW when using ONR and I don't with the GS.
 
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